---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 50‑11.1‑02 and 50‑11.1‑04, subsection 10 of section 50‑11.1‑06.2, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑07.2, sections 50‑11.1‑07.3 and 50‑11.1‑07.5, subsection 3 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 13 of section 50-25.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood services and the definition of a neglected child; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 50‑11.1‑02 and 50‑11.1‑04, subsection 10 of section 50‑11.1‑06.2, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑07.2, sections 50‑11.1‑07.3 and 50‑11.1‑07.5, subsection 3 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 13 of section 50-25.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood services and the definition of a neglected child; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2245"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2245 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE - SEE ALSO EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES", "CHILD CARE - SEE ALSO EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES", "EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - SEE ALSO CHILD CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Hogan", "K. Koppelman", "Kreun", "Schneider", "Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9d0582d-6fd9-4f79-b6d6-bfe9771bc0c3"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2245.html"
source_hash: "4e76b2e94e4382937fa502eaf7df3f3cc0dd6e2f0d759446add7656c23bf393a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2245 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 50‑11.1‑02 and 50‑11.1‑04, subsection 10 of section 50‑11.1‑06.2, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑07.2, sections 50‑11.1‑07.3 and 50‑11.1‑07.5, subsection 3 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 13 of section 50-25.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood services and the definition of a neglected child; and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-02002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-02002m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-02001m.pdf)
6. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-01002a.pdf)
7. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-01002m.pdf)
8. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-05000.pdf)
9. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-02000.pdf)
10. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-04000.pdf)
11. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0589-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Hogan — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kreun — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-01-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-01** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-02** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-02** Conference committee appointed Anderson K. Roers Hogan
- **2019-04-05** Conference committee appointed Damschen Skroch Fegley
- **2019-04-09** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-18** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9d0582d-6fd9-4f79-b6d6-bfe9771bc0c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).